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Berkheimer Bridge

Humboldt County, Iowa

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Overview

Photos taken 1999 by Jason Smith
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West portal

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East portal

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Deck view

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Lower joint

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Joint between diagonals

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Plaque

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on 215th Street west of Humboldt
Location
Humboldt County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1899 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works; closed 2001; rehabilitated 2005
Builder
- Clinton Bridge & Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa
Design
Pin-connected, 10-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 170.0 ft.
Total length: 253.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.4 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1998
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.73888, -94.25366   (decimal degrees)
42°44'20" N, 94°15'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 92 N., R. 29 W., Sec. 34
Inventory numbers
IA 184870 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13652 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2005)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 24.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
20

Categories 

10-panel truss (47)
19th Century (1,760)
Built 1899 (72)
Built during 1890s (666)
Clinton Bridge & Iron Works (8)
Humboldt County, Iowa (17)
Iowa (2,130)
NR-listed (1,485)
Open (21,663)
Owned by county (14,182)
Pennsylvania truss (104)
Pin-connected (441)
Span length 125-175 feet (1,999)
Through truss (5,274)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,105)
Truss (15,821)
Wooden deck (5,159)

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Comments 

Blood Run Bridge
Posted April 26, 2008, by Carolyn Saul Logan (cflogan [at] mchsi [dot] com)

Here in Humboldt we call it the Bloody Run.

Carolyn

P.S. I think your site is wonderful. I am putting a link to your site on our Humboldt County Historical Assn web site www.humboldtiowahistory.org

Hope that is okay with you.

Berkheimer Bridge
Posted July 9, 2007, by Chuck Roe (chuckr [at] davispyramid [dot] com)

The old farm home near the bridge belongs to Polly Berkheimer who grew up there. I visited Polly in 2007 when she was 93 because I found I'm related to her. My grandparents were married on this farm in 1902. This is a very beautiful spot.

Berkheimer Bridge
Posted April 12, 2007, by David Lehman (davopro2aol [dot] com)

I jumped from it... I grew up in the town around the 70's. Never really thought of the bridge as historical..just thought, "Oh man, we have to drive over the bridge that might collapse" when I was a kid. Humboldt is a beautiful town with much more to offer than see!! I wish I could have raised my own child there.

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